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Committee recommends H 913 to floor, delays work requirements and orders phased DHW redeterminations
Summary
The House Health & Welfare Committee voted to send H 913 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation; the bill sets a July 1, 2026 effective date to allow the Department of Health and Welfare time for phased redeterminations before work requirements take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
Rep. John Vander Woude (District 22) presented H 913, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), and told the committee the bill "includes work requirements which become effective January 1, 2027" while setting a July 1, 2026 overall effective date to allow the Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) to notify and redetermine participant eligibility in groups before December 31, 2026.
During questions, Vander Woude said the DHW "has budgeted for this redetermination which will be spread over several months" and that the department will begin issuing redetermination notices "two to three months in advance of the July process start date." He noted there is a thirty-day appeals process for denied redeterminations and that federal regulations reduce annual reviews to every six months, removing the need for a separate work-requirement waiver.
Vice Chairman Erickson called a voice vote on a motion by Rep. Redman to send H 913 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation; the motion carried by voice vote. Reps. Rubel and Egbert requested to be recorded as voting NAY. Rep. Vander Woude will sponsor the bill on the floor. The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the minutes beyond the two named NAYs.
Why this matters: H 913 would change eligibility oversight and the timing of program work requirements for programs administered by the DHW. The committee-recorded adjustments (a July 1, 2026 effective date and staggered redeterminations) are intended to preserve coverage while individuals seek alternatives ahead of the January 2027 work-requirement start.
Next steps: The bill was recommended to the full House with a DO PASS recommendation and is expected to be sponsored on the floor by Rep. Vander Woude.
